1. Reading George’s Diary 12th ---14th June

2. 短语翻译： 1. 人口有 … 2. 似乎是, 可能是 3. 通过, 借助 4. 大多数的 5. 定居 6. 一小部分的 7. 使人想起 8. 把.. 与 … 混合 9. 显然, 似乎 10. 与人合作 11. 许多 12. 包括, 吸收 13. 想要, 感觉像

3. 1. 人口有 … 2. 似乎是, 可能是 3. 通过, 借助 4. 大多数的 5. 定居 6. 一小部分的 … 7. 使人想起 8. 把.. 与 … 混合 9. 显然，似乎 10. 与人合作 11. 许多 12. 包括, 吸收到 13. 想要, 感觉像 have a population of … It is likely /possible/probable that… by means of … the majority of… settle in /down a small percentage of… occur to sb. /It occurs to sb. that…. mix …with /and … It is apparent that … team up with … a great many take in feel like

4. More information about the U.S.A National Flag

5. National Emblem

6. Statue of Liberty

7. Do you know about the main cities of the U.S.A? the capital of the U.S.A

8. It is the largest seaport in the USA.

9. It is called the Super Market of America. It is the most important industrial and commercial city. The International Labor Day came from the worker’s strike in Chicago.

11. It is almost the oldest city in the USA. It is also a center of culture and education.

12. Yellow Stone National Park

13. Scenery in Hawaii

14. The world-famous Hollywood Village is here which dominates the film-making industry of the nation. The weather is good, never very cold here and its beautiful suburbs of green hills are most suitable for film-making. Universal City Studio is the largest studio in the world. Disneyland is also located here.

15. Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live there

16. My net-friend （网友） George is a lucky dog. （幸运儿） San Francisco （旧金山）

17. Step 1: Fast reading ： Read the passage quickly and find out the main places that George visited San Francisco Bay and the city ( 旧金山湾） Fisherman’s Wharf （渔人码头） Chinatown （唐人街） Angel Island （天使岛） the Golden Gate Bridge （金门大桥）

18. step2:Careful reading Read the diary more slowly and finish the following tasks.

19. Task1 Read the first diary and answer the questions 1. How did George get the view of San Francisco Bay and the city? 2. Where did George have his lunch? by cable car at Fisherman’s Wharf

20. at Fisherman’s Wharf It’s the district ________________________________________ It’s a tourist area_______________ ____________________________ It’s also the place _______________ ____________________________ _____________________ Where Italian fishermen first came to San Francisco with lots of shops, Sea food restaurant and bakeries. to catch the ferry to Angel Island and other places in the Bay (the first diary) Task2

21. The next day, George___________ a couple and ______a car to ______around the city. They had a 79km ____________that __________all the tourist__________.In order to _______the view Of the city we stopped many times.Finally,we had a really______________what the city’s_______. teamed up with hired drive round--trip takes in spots admire good idea oflike （ the second diary ） Task3

22. In the evening George went to__________ ____________ in the 1850s. There were _________, a number of ________ and a great many ______. There were also _____________________ …..…. settled Chinatown temples markets restaurants art galleries and a museum （ the second diary ） Task4

23. 1.What does “cell” mean in this part? A. the small room where bees live B. a device for producing an electric current （电流） C. a small room for prisoners 2. Which word can be used to describe Chinese immigrants’ stay ? A. comfortable B. miserable C. free Read the last diary and choose the best answer Task5

24. Step3: Post-reading Sum up: Now you are George, tell us your 3—day tour （三日游） according to the pictures 12 June Monday 13 June Tuesday 14 Wednesday

25. have a ride on a cable car get a good view of San Francisco Bay have a late lunch at Fisherman’s Wharf Monday 12 th, June

26. drive around the city go to Chinatown Tuesday 13 th, June

27. take ferry to Angel Island have a good view of the Golden Gate Bridge Wednesday 14 th, June

29. Homework Surf the Internet to find more information of San Francisco and finish the exercises on your workbook.